Capital Punishment: For The Signal Of Liberty

Assome disciusion has been in the Signnl iQ Capital Punishment, I wish lo offer iwo irgumems in favor. The onc d-awn from he princip'e, (ucknowledged by nll,) thai iünishmenïs or penullies should be opporloned to crime: for when wedt-part from this Drinciple, all crimes muy receive (he pame Dunisliment, or no pimisiiinent wbntever. The jllier ond stronger argument is Divine nuthority ind command, New Testnment as well s Old. The U3th Clmpter of Romans prove? ihal Rlers.arfi ordair.ed or uppouited of Cud (or i.his purpose, ihat they ure God ministers for this purpoe, that w (the Rnler) bearélh not the üword in vain. Tt is God thon, by liis minister, the Ruler, who tikes the life of the mnrderer, ond not men. If, tlien, yon rfbofïsh capita! piinisbrncnf, you may by tliè principie nbolish all punishniants. Again, it Í6 unjiifit to tax innocent people to support in coüfinement durinff Ufe, him who lias tbrfeited iiis life by murf'ering hu feilow man, thus proving ihat he wuuld again take liie Ijfe ol liis felluw man, eiiher from rrvenge, or to o.f(ect liis own esenpe, or perbapá lo tiike his neiglibor's money. No grealer pumshment tlian iinpnsonment to feor, whethcr liu rob and nuinier to conce:il t, or only tcke Jfio inoney' - all preposteroiif.